Operations and Maintenance Team Leader

Description

**Objective** The Nalco Team Leader is responsible for coordinating daily plant operations and maintenance activities. Ensures continuous production for both water treatment and supply within established parameters. Maintains contract-defined KPIs. Manages safety, work assignments, communication, and operational team needs across shifts. Handles daily client communication and report preparation. **Safety** * Commitment to the company’s **safety policies**. * Ensure the team **works safely**, in accordance with standards and procedures; and that facilities remain in a safe condition. * Ensure adherence to values outlined in the annually reviewed **Safety Plan**. * Act as a preventive resource. **Daily Plant Operations** * Ensure **continuous and stable operation** of various processes. * **Overall process control**, ensuring proper functionality, preventing and anticipating issues. Analyze data and trends to proactively identify potential problems. * **Communication with other departments** to request support for analysis and identification of improvements or solutions. * **Process optimization**, focused on performance and cost control. Monthly chemical usage management and expenditure tracking. * **Stand duty** one week per month. **O\&M Team Leadership** * Organization and coordination of the **technical team** (shift scheduling, vacations, and personnel changes). * **Direct supervision of daily operational and autonomous maintenance work**. * **Technical development of the team**. Identification of improvement opportunities, targeted training, and enhancement of autonomy and versatility. **Operational Maintenance** * Ensure execution of **preventive, autonomous, and operational maintenance** to guarantee proper plant and equipment functionality and full production capacity. * Propose **operational improvements** aimed at enhancing work quality and eliminating risks or low-value-added tasks. * **Resource management**: materials, spare parts, daily consumables for the maintenance area; supplier quotations. **Reporting and Communication** * Preparation of **reports** for operational control, KPIs, and production monitoring. * **Daily direct communication** with the **client**. * **Communication with plants** internationally to share information, experiences, and safety-related topics. **Requirements** * Higher education degree or Technical Engineering qualification, preferably in industrial, mechanical, electrical, chemical fields, or related to water treatment. * Minimum 3 years’ experience in operation and maintenance of industrial facilities or water treatment plants. * Prior experience coordinating operational or maintenance teams. * **Basic English proficiency**, sufficient to understand technical documentation and conduct simple communication with international teams. * **Computer literacy**, especially Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint). **Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion \& Belonging** Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.